Matiabag Rajbari or Matiabag Palace is in Gauripur in Dhubri district of Assam. The palace is located at Matiabag hill near the bank of the Godadhar river. As it is located near Matiabag hill, it is named as Matiabag Rajbari. It was used as Hawakhana by the Royal family of Gauripur. It was used as residence by famous pre-independence era actor and director (''Devdas'' movie famed) late

Pramathesh Chandra Barua Pramathesh Chandra Barua (24 October 1903 – 29 November 1951) was an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era, born in Gauripur, Dhubri, Assam. Early life Barua was the son of the royal family of ...

History

As per people's belief, once Raja

Pratap Chandra Barua Pratap Singh (also known as Partap Singh, Pratab Singh, Partab Singh, Pratapsingh, or Partapsingh) may refer to: * Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar (1540–1597), Rajasthan * Partap Singh Kairon, Chief Minister of Panjab *Partap Singh (1904–1984), J ...

(the then ruler of Gauripur) was hunting in the forest and saw a frog which was eating a snake. He was surprised to see this unnatural thing. Being a very strong devotee of Goddess Mahamaya, he believed that it was a message for him from Mahamaya. Afterward, he constructed a temple for Goddess Mahamaya and named the place as Gauripur after the alias "Gauri" of Mahamaya.Contribution of Gauripur zamindar
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Transportation

Driving distance from Dhubri to Gauripur is 9 km and from Guwahati to Gauripur is 261 km. The nearest railway station is at Dhubri. Well-connected airports are at Guwahati (261 km) and

Bagdogra Bagdogra is a settlement in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the Greater Siliguri Metropolitan Area. The Bagdogra is well connected by air to six ...

(226 km).

References

{{Reflist Monuments and memorials in Assam Tourist attractions in Assam Forts in Assam Royal residences in India Palaces in Assam Dhubri